Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband of 73 years, has died aged 99, at Windsor Castle.
In a statement just after midday, the palace spoke of the
Queen's "deep sorrow" following his death at Windsor Castle on Friday
morning.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving consort in
British history, had returned to Windsor on 16 March after a month in hospital.
Boris Johnson said he "inspired the lives of countless
young people".
"It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen
announces the death of her beloved husband," the palace said.
"The Royal Family join with people around the world in
mourning his loss."
Speaking at Downing Street, the Prime Minister said that the
Duke had "earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom,
across the Commonwealth, and around the world".
The flag at Buckingham Palace was lowered to half-mast and a
notice was posted on the gates following the announcement of the Duke's death.
Prince Philip was born into nobility on the Greek island of
Corfu on 10 June 1921. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, younger
son of King George I of the Hellenes. His mother, Princess Alice, was a daughter
of Prince Louis of Battenberg and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
His family fled Greece as refugees when he a baby. He once said
that they would have been stateless, after Greece became a republic, were it
not for the patronage of the Danish Royal Family who gave them Danish
passports.
Philip, Christened Philippos, was his parents’ only son,
after four daughters. By then his grandfather, who ruled Greece as George I,
had been assassinated by a Greek in 1913, and his successor, Philip’s uncle
Constantine, had been deposed four years later for failing to support the
allied powers, including Britain and France, in the first world war.
After the three-year reign of his second son, Alexander,
Constantine was reinstated by referendum in 1920. Two years later he was again
overthrown, in a military upheaval. George V of Britain, son of great-aunt
Alexandra, sent a naval cruiser to rescue Andrew, who was facing trial for
treason, and his young family. The year-old Philip was placed in an orange box
and rowed out to a British ship with the rest of the family.
Prime Minister Johnson praised Prince Philip's service and
"bravery" in the Second World War, as well as his contributions after
- from being a "champion of the natural world" through to having
"shaped and inspired the lives of countless young people" through the
Duke of Edinburgh award.
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